Umm Hakim bint al-Harith ibn Hisham

Not to be confused with Umm Hakim bint Abd al-Muttalib.

Umm Hakim bint al-Harith
أم حكيم بنت الحارث
Born	Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia
Died	Medina, Hejaz, Rashidun Caliphate
Other names	Bint Al-Harith
Known for	Companion of Muhammad, female Muslim warrior, wife of Umar
Spouses	Ikrima Abu Sa'id Umar
Children	Fatima bint Umar
Parents	Al-Harith ibn Hisham (father) Fatima bint al-Walid ibn al-Mughira (mother)
Family	Banu Makhzum (Quraish)
Military service
Allegiance	Rashidun Caliphate
Service / branch	Caliphate Army
Battles / wars	Battle of Marj al-Saffar (634)

Umm Ḥakīm bint al-Ḥārith ibn Hishām (Arabic: أم حكيم بنت الحارث إبن هشام) was a female disciple (known in Arabic as Sahaba or companions ) of Islamic prophet Muhammad. She was a wife of Umar, the second caliph of Islam.

Life

Umm Hakim was the daughter of al-Harith al-Makhzumi (ibn Hisham ibn al-Mughira ibn Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn Makhzum).[1][2][3][4] Her mother's name was Fatima bint al-Walid ibn al-Mughira ibn Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn Makhzum.[5]

She was wife of Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl,[2][6] who was killed in the Battle of the Yarmuk.

According to another source, she was married to Abu Sa'id Khalid ibn Sa'id on the evening preceding Battle of Marj al-Saffar, Abu Sa'id was killed in the battle.[3]

Later she was married to Umar ibn al-Khattab,[7] from whom she had a daughter named Fatima.[4]

Battle of Uhud

In the battle of Uhud she accompanied Ikrima and other Quraysh of Mecca who fought against the Muslims. She, along with other women, beat drums as they led the group of Quraysh women onto the battlefield.[2][6]

Conquest of Mecca

In 630 CE, when the Muslims conquered Mecca, Umm Hakim converted to Islam along with the other Quraysh.[2][6][8] Subsequently, Umm Hakim convinced her husband Ikrima to accept Islam.[9]

Battle of Marj al-Saffar

After Abu Sa'id was killed, Umm Hakim single-handedly killed seven Byzantine soldiers with a tent pole near a bridge which is now known as the Bridge of Umm Hakim near Damascus,[10] during the battle of Marj al-Saffar in 634.[11]

References

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2. Nuʻmānī, Shiblī (2003). Sirat Un Nabi the Life of the Prophet - Google Books. Adam Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 9788174351388. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
3. Balādhurī, Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá (2002). The Origins of the Islamic State: Being a Translation from the Arabic ... - Abu Al-Abbas Ahmad Bin Jab Al-Baladhuri, Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá Balādhurī - Google Books. Gorgias Press. p. 182. ISBN 9781931956635. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
4. ?Abar?; Tabari (1994-02-17). The History of al-Tabari Vol. 14: The Conquest of Iran A.D. 641-643/A.H. 21-23 - Ṭabarī - Google Books. State University of New York Press. ISBN 9780791412947. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
5. "Page 248 - Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kubra ta al-Khanji - Fatima - al-Maktaba al-Shamela". shamela.ws (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
6. Islamkotob. Companions of the Prophet - IslamKotob - Google Books. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
7. Nomani, Shibli (2003). LIFE OF OMAR THE GREAT, THE (AL-FAROOQ) - Shibli Nomani - Google Books. Adam Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 9788174353382. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
8. Khan, Maulana Wahiduddin; k̲h̲Ān̲, Vaḥīduddīn (1992). God-oriented Life: In the Light of Sayings and Deeds of the Prophet Muhammad ... - Google Books. Goodword. ISBN 9788185063973. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
9. G̲h̲az̤anfar, Mahmūd Aḥmad (2009). Great Women of Islam: Who Were Given the Good News of Paradise - Mahmood Ahmad Ghadanfar - Google Books. Darussalam. ISBN 9789960897271. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
10. Engineer, Asgharali (2005). The Qurʼan, Women, and Modern Society - Asgharali Engineer - Google Books. Sterling Publishers Pvt. ISBN 9781932705423. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
11. Ahmed, Leila (28 July 1993). Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate - Leila Ahmed - Google Books. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300055838. Retrieved 2014-01-18.